Every year, tens of thousands of students will enter the examination room to take the HKDSE Chinese Language Examination. Considering that classes have been suspended and mock exams canceled due to the epidemic in recent school years. If you are one of the candidates, don't be nervous and believe in yourself.
Learning strategies for 2024DSE Chinese
In order to help all DSE candidates prepare, GETUTOR Hong Kong Tutors Association has specially consulted "Sir Ho", a star-rated DSE Chinese tutor who has received five stars in the DSE Chinese subject, to guide candidates on how to handle each DSE Chinese subject paper.
Tip 1: Have your own interpretation
All DSE candidates are requested to read the twelve designated sample essays thoroughly. As long as you read these twelve sample essays thoroughly, you can get most of the points.
Of course, it is still not possible to know which model essays the HKEAA will choose to formulate the questions. It is rare for the same templates to appear two years in a row. So for review candidates who don’t have enough time, the star DSE Chinese tutor Sir He has a little suggestion:
If you really don’t have time, try excluding the sample essays that appeared last year. The rest is what you need to review. Please communicate with your tutor and let him help you. Of course, this method is not absolute, it is best to read all the examples!
Understand the central theme of the sample essay
For the twelve sample essays, Sir He suggested that all DSE candidates:
You can try to understand their central themes while revising or tutoring.
Asir said that when he was tutoring his DSE students in Chinese, he often reminded them that this part is the most time-consuming part of the DSE Chinese paper, because the twelve designated essays are the part where it is really easy to get points. We can’t lose a single point, we can take it all if we can! Therefore, in my Chinese tutoring class, teaching model essays is the highest priority part of my entire Chinese tutoring course arrangement.
Practice more papers to understand the question types
When it comes to the modern articles section, Sir Ho believes that the key to this section is to learn as much as possible about the types of questions that are usually asked by the HKEAA when preparing, such as "The Ninth Flavor", which was cited by the HKEAA in the early years.
When Sir He was tutoring, he discovered that Chinese tutoring students often mentally simulate the emotions or motivations of the central character when dealing with narrative articles. Regarding this situation, Sir He often reminds students in tutoring classes that if you don’t know the central character’s emotions or motivations, don’t give the most obvious answer, because there is a huge gap between the character’s actions and their feelings. Correlation is not always correct. When dealing with this type of problem, you should instead consider other factors that may affect your character's feelings.
avoid confusion
Sir Ho also discovered during tutoring that students sometimes confuse the word 'mentality' with 'values' or 'personal traits'."
He most often corrects students in Chinese tutoring classes, and carefully analyzes the past grading criteria for his Chinese tutoring students in his private Chinese tutoring notes, teaching students to distinguish the requirements of each question to avoid students from correcting the wrong questions. At the same time, he will also teach students to analyze article features and literary techniques in Chinese tutoring classes and Chinese tutoring notes, because these techniques are often used.
DSE Chinese Paper 2: Writing
Coming to the DSE Chinese Paper 2 Writing Paper, DSE candidates need to choose from three questions and write an article of no less than 650 words.
- Question 1 usually requires you to write a narrative or descriptive essay,
- The second question is an argumentative essay.
- Question 3 is usually an open-ended question. For open-ended questions, candidates can write in various styles according to the keywords of the question, which are generally narrative or argumentative in nature.
avoid vague answers
Star-rated DSE Chinese tutor Sir Ho said:
In recent years, the Examination and Assessment Authority's questions and requirements for the DSE Chinese Paper 2 Argumentative Paper have become more extensive. They no longer require students to compare two different topics, but require students to explain and write more deeply, and require students to explain and write more deeply. "Don't be the first, nor be the last", "discuss character", or "discuss the effectiveness of learning" and other topics.
Taking the last question as an example, Sir He said that most students would answer something like "Learning is useful because we can learn knowledge." Sir He thinks this type ofThe answer is a bit vague, it is difficult to attract DSE examiners.
Based on many years of Chinese tutoring experience, Sir He reminded students to elaborate on the actual benefits of school learning. For example, learning can guide students to make career plans, can cultivate a person's taste, conversation, behavior and soul, and can even inspire people to change society. face. "
Multi-angle Thinking
To do well in writing argumentative essays, you need to practice "thinking from multiple perspectives." In other words, analyze an issue from multiple perspectives, such as its short-term and long-term effects, advantages and disadvantages. To grab the grader's attention, you may need to try to find a more unique argument and cite arguments.
Argumentative essays usually assess the depth of your thinking and the arrangement of your ideas. Sir A said that when I am tutoring Chinese, I often remind my Chinese tutoring students:
Please make sure your argument is clear so that the examiner can clearly understand your argument and your logical reasoning. Also, it is recommended to choose a controversial essay topic rather than a descriptive topic because they are easier to outline and analyze, and easier to score. Candidates can also prepare some "one-size-fits-all" examples in advance that are suitable for various arguments, so that they can be easily used when answering. Don't talk too much and spend time embellishing your sentences, and your opinions should be sharp.
Review questions carefully and pay attention to psychological changes
If you plan to write a narrative or descriptive article, first of all, please carefully analyze the keywords of the topic to ensure that your story is on topic. If it is off topic, Sir will not save you. Because in Chinese tutoring classes, Sir often finds that the most common problems among Chinese tutoring students are:The article has no title.
Secondly, what Sir He will do in the Chinese tutoring class and hisChinese Intensive Reading Tutorial NotesMiddle school students are taught how to carefully handle turning points in a text, such as where a character changes psychologically. He advises students to set aside a paragraph to describe the defining moment and the emotional transition it involved, such as a change in mood, perspective, or perspective.
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